About Victoria Bundsen
Lived 1839 – 1909 (aged 69). Victoria Bundsen was a Swedish opera singer and actor.
Victoria Isabella Heliodora Bundsen, also known as Victoria Boni and Victoria de Bunsen (2 March 1839 in Brastad, Bohuslän – 18 February 1909 in London) was a Swedish opera singer (alto).
She was the daughter of vice governor Fr. Bundsen and Anna Juliana Otterdahl. She was a student of the Royal Swedish Opera in 1858 and debuted there in 1861. She was a student of Jean Jacques Masset in Paris and Lamperti in Milan. In 1865–1872, she was active under the name Victoria Boni as a prima donna alto in Modena.
In 1872, she was hired at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, where she enjoyed a successful career as "madame de Bunsen".
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Who was Victoria Bundsen?
Swedish opera singer (1839-1909)
When was Victoria Bundsen born?
Victoria Bundsen was born on 2 March 1839 in Brastad.
When did Victoria Bundsen die?
Victoria Bundsen died on 18 February 1909 in London.
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Victoria Bundsen was an opera singer and actor.
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Victoria Bundsen was Swedish.
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